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Nigeria vs South Africa: Rural population growth (annual %)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Rural population growth (annual %) was -0.06, compared to South Africa's 0.95. That makes Nigeria's value 106.0% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #126 of 205 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
-0.06
Year-over-year
-11,252.7%
10-year change
-106.6%
Peak
1.19 (2007)
Trough
-0.06 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #58 of 205 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
0.95
Year-over-year
-8.6%
10-year change
-34.0%
Peak
1.81 (2015)
Trough
-0.78 (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.RUR.TOTL.ZG), CC BY 4.0.